How much do you tip?
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Well, as far as American custom goes, 15-20 percent is the usual tip for average service. Most pizza places add an additional fee for delivery to your bill, so I'd say that driver was just an ungrateful ass.
Most waiters I know get paid about $2.50-$5.00 hourly while minimum wage here is about $7.50ish. The idea is that most people tip, so the restaurants don't have to pay them as much and they can actually come out ahead on a given night if they're good at their job and make a lot in tips. So ya, tips promote good service. Always tip your pizza guy well, and they'll remember you and treat you right. Same goes for waiters.Boundless Apathy said:
Generally I tip 20%, tipping a minimum of $1 (for meals that are $5 or less).
As for your case with the pizza guy, you certainly tipped him enough. It may even be the case that he felt uncomfortable taking such a large tip, but you didn't short him on the tip by a long shot.
As for your case with the pizza guy, you certainly tipped him enough. It may even be the case that he felt uncomfortable taking such a large tip, but you didn't short him on the tip by a long shot.
In restaurants, the standard 10% whilst rounding up to the nearest pound. I've always thought this to be correct. Take-outs and taxis, it's never occurred to me. Of course if someone does something extraordinary then fine I'll tip them more (or in the case of a taxi driver actually tip them)
well isn't part of being a waiter/waitress waiting the tables... don't get me wrong if that's what they actually earn and the service is good i would tip it just seems kinda broken especially if the meal is the same price as other areas where you wouldn't tip.Hafrael said:
Well you pay for the food, then tip for the service.Boundless Apathy said:
The waiters and busboys get paid for the service they render through your tip. (READ: Bringing you food, wiping down your table, making sure you have everything you want)
Max is $5. I don't care about the %%s or whatever. If I sit down and have a glass of water and I can't find a reason to hate my waiter, they get $5. If i order enough food for four people and I can't find a reason to hate my waiter, they still get $5. It's not like the waiter does more work if you order more expensive food.
If tipping the chef was a standard practice, we'd be talking a different story. But waiters get enough money out of other people, I don't care to join them. Also I wish I could make $5 from 6 people in an hour on top of making (a little) hourly pay.
If tipping the chef was a standard practice, we'd be talking a different story. But waiters get enough money out of other people, I don't care to join them. Also I wish I could make $5 from 6 people in an hour on top of making (a little) hourly pay.
Working off of tips I tend to tip 15% and more if I like the server or she hits on me. I am kind of ashamed of the latter.
I actually spoke to the district manager at my work place and we got into this conversation. It is actually cheaper for every table to tip two or three dollars than none at all. The restaurant can lower its prices if the guests are tipping even 5-10 percent of the bill, since the restaurant doesn't have to pay the servers as much.wc alligator said:
.... i honestly have no answer sounds broken especially if they charge the same but if it works for you i guess it works.Hafrael said:
Divide by ten, multiply by 2 to 3. That's my basic staple.
Then I take environment into consideration. If I'm at a restaurant and it's packed and the waiter is being arsed by assholes, I tend to go to the upper-end of the tip scale. If I order a couple of pizzas for some friends of mine on a snowy New Years Eve, the delivery guy gets a handsome tip. I tend to take the person who's receiving the tip into account along with their situation. I don't know how many jobs I've had, but it definitely gives you perspective (if you're shallow enough to need it).
Then I take environment into consideration. If I'm at a restaurant and it's packed and the waiter is being arsed by assholes, I tend to go to the upper-end of the tip scale. If I order a couple of pizzas for some friends of mine on a snowy New Years Eve, the delivery guy gets a handsome tip. I tend to take the person who's receiving the tip into account along with their situation. I don't know how many jobs I've had, but it definitely gives you perspective (if you're shallow enough to need it).
...delivery? I've never actually ordered delivery at home... I used to get chinese food delivered to my barracks in Germany and I'd tip 10-20%, whatever came closest to a round number.
At restaurants in the states, it really depends on the quality of service rendered to me. Nothing if it was insultingly bad, 10% if it was merely poor, 15 to 20% for good or great service (of course this is all taking into account how busy the poor servers are... sometimes I'll notice one waiter/waitress servicing an entire floor and still maintaining their disposition. I tend to tip well no matter how long it takes in that case).
At restaurants in the states, it really depends on the quality of service rendered to me. Nothing if it was insultingly bad, 10% if it was merely poor, 15 to 20% for good or great service (of course this is all taking into account how busy the poor servers are... sometimes I'll notice one waiter/waitress servicing an entire floor and still maintaining their disposition. I tend to tip well no matter how long it takes in that case).
i'm sure it varies a bit by locality (i'm assuming US, though), but around here, $5 is typically a generous tip for pizza delivery (so your $7 should be nothing to be ashamed of). for a waiter or waitress, though i figure 15% minimum, unless the service is atrocious. if the service is really good AND the waitress is cute, i've tipped as much as 40%.rancher of monsters said: